Category: Daily Editorials for UPSC IAS Exam Preparation

Issue About ongoing drought What is drought A period of below-average precipitation Causes of drought Overexploitation and natural Effect of droughts Weaken ecosystem and causes devastation Types of drought Meteorological, Agricultural, Hydrological and Socioeconomic drought Analysis SC accorded highest priority to this case. Paisewari system Method to determine crop failure Need of the hour  Time to shift to a new framework based on…

Issue – Forest fire in Uttarakhand History of forest fire in Uttarakhand – Earlier also forest fire used to be there but were easily extinguished by locals. Present scenario – As per the Forest Survey of India data, almost 50% of India’s forest areas are fire prone. Various reasons for forest fire this year – Natural and Man-made. Impacts…

Issue India’s prosperity lies in increasing the affluence of rural India. Analysis Success of some of the products of FMCG companies but various reason for which financial sector not able to succeed here. Benefit of expansion of financial sector First mover would have advantage and will eliminate moneylender. Key to succeed in this market Develop appropriate product Examples…

Issue – Roadmap given by NITI Aayog for growth. Analysis – NITI Aayog says that the way forward will be by achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. But no mention of environment anywhere in the presentation. Certain Hard Truths which India must accept – Fossil fuel will dominate the energy sector. Two vulnerabilities faced by India – Oil supply security…

What is Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)– It is an indigenous regional positioning system for India. Services provided by IRNSS– Open service and restrictive service. How will it work– Geosynchronous satellite, geostationary satellite and ranging stations. Some FactsWe are now one of five countries with our own navigational system. What is GPS–  GPS is…

What is a National Court of Appeal The National Court of Appeal with regional benches in Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata is meant to act as final court of justice in case of appeals from the decisions of High Courts and Tribunals. Why is NCA needed Because number  of cases has increased and SC is not able…

Issue:Interlinking of rivers as a solution to the increase in frequency of extreme climatic conditions. What is Interlinking of riversRiver Linking is project linking two or more rivers by creating a network of manually created canals, and providing land areas that otherwise does not have river water access and reducing the flow of water to…

What is water scarcity? The word water scarcity describes the relationship between demand for water and its availability. Water scarcity can be determined as both the availability of water and its consumption patterns. There are several factors that influence the availability and consumption of water. Hence the definition for the availability and consumption is different…

What is Paris agreement? The Paris Agreement is an agreement within the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) dealing with greenhouse gases emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance starting in the year 2020. An agreement on the language of the treaty was negotiated at COP-21 of the UNFCCC in Paris and…

Uttarakhand HC sets aside President’s Rule Background Union government has imposed president rule in Uttarakhand using Artcle 356 of the constitution but Uttarakhand High Court has quashed this order. What is the provision of Article 356? According to this Article if the President, on receipt of report from the Governor of the State or otherwise,…